New York S 4329: Enacts the "New York State buy North American act"

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S04329 Summary:

BILL NOS04329A

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SAME ASSAME AS A05425-A

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SPONSORSTAVISKY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §162-b, St Fin L; add §104-e, Gen Muni L; add §2877-b, Pub Auth L; ren Art 50 §§1000 - 1003 to be Art 60
§§1101 - 1103, add Art 50 §§1010 - 1012, Exec L

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Enacts the "New York State buy North American act" which requires the state, municipalities, public authorities and covered affordable housing projects to award contracts for the supply of manufactured products used in building projects to bidders who produce such manufactured products used in building projects primarily in North America; defines terms; makes related provisions.

Go to top S04329 Actions:

BILL NOS04329A

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02/04/2025REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

06/03/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

06/03/2025PRINT NUMBER 4329A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4329--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Procurement and Contracts
 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
 and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, the general municipal law, the
 public authorities law and the executive law, in relation to enacting
 the "New York State buy North American act"

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "New York State buy North American act".
 3 § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 162-b to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 162-b. The New York state buy North American act. 1. Use of North
 6 American materials. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when
 7 soliciting a contract for the purchase of manufactured products used in
 8 building projects, including but not limited to plumbing fixtures,
 9 flooring, lumber, exterior windows, exterior doors and facades, any
 10 department or agency of the state shall award such contract to the
 11 responsible and reliable bidder offering to supply manufactured products
 12 used in building projects produced or made in whole or substantial part
 13 in North America when such offer is within ten percent of the lowest
 14 price or best value offer, rather than to the lowest responsible and
 15 reliable bidder.
 16 (b) If it has been determined by a court or federal or state agency
 17 that any person intentionally carried out any of the following, then
 18 such person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract
 19 with this state pursuant to the debarment or suspension provisions
 20 provided under section one hundred thirty-nine-a of this chapter:
 21 (i) affixed a label bearing a "Made in North America" inscription, or
 22 any inscription with the same meaning, to any manufactured product used

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04153-04-5

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 1 in building projects to which this section applies, sold in or shipped
 2 to the United States that was not produced or made in whole or substan-
 3 tial part in North America; or
 4 (ii) represented that any manufactured product used in building
 5 projects procured in a contract to which this section applies that was
 6 not produced or made in whole or in substantial part in North America,
 7 was produced or made in whole or in substantial part in North America.
 8 (c) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with the
 9 state's obligations under any applicable international agreements
 10 pertaining to government procurement.
 11 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following words
 12 shall have the following meanings unless specified otherwise:
 13 (a) "Public agency" means a governmental entity as that term is
 14 defined in section one hundre